SPS Salvage and Disposal Alternatives

LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1.1 Reference Satellite Characteristics 3 1.2 SPS Satellite and Rectenna Salvage Value 10 1.3 Disposal Options and Costs 13 2.1 Traffic to Support GEO Platforms 26 3.1 Demonstration Satellite Cost Structure 31 3.2 Mass Properties of Full-Scale and Demonstration SPS Satellites 32 4.1 Current Oceanic Air Traffic 55 4.2 Characteristics of Amor and Apollo Asteriods 58 4.3 Value of SPS Satellite Materials--GaAs, CR=2 60

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